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as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet
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as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth
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Recent Examples of disinclination
Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
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Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
There seems to be a disinclination on the part of most Republican senators to oppose the president's nominees.
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Ally Schweitzer,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
Members praise – and sometimes complain about – his willingness to listen and his disinclination toward conflict.
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Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.
—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
There seems to be a disinclination on the part of most Republican senators to oppose the president's nominees.
—
Ally Schweitzer,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
Members praise – and sometimes complain about – his willingness to listen and his disinclination toward conflict.
—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disinclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
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Experts say that's probably an undercount, given immigrants’ reluctance to come forward.
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Experts say that’s probably an undercount, given immigrants’ reluctance to come forward.
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This dislike of ‘triple U’ in medieval texts is in fact still active in English spelling today.
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Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates.
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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In a September 2025 interview with Hollywood Authentic, Watson looked back on her career and her distaste for specific aspects of working in the entertainment industry that extended beyond acting on screen.
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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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